Trek guest actors in maybe surprising roles
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The episode of Get Smart that aired on Christmas 1965, "Survival of the Fattest," guested Karen Steele as a supernaturally strong enemy agent and Tania Lemoni as her belly-dancing accomplice. Apparently Lemoni was the go-to belly dancer on TV of the era; I'd previously caught her on an episode of The Rat Patrol.
Tochi played the Japanese exchange student in Revenge of the Nerds. That was hilarious.Brian Tochi in Night Terrors, an episode of Star Trek:The Next Generation!
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Clint Howard also guest starred in an episode of The Streets of San Francisco, a Quinn Martin Production btw
. There was a Streets of SF marathon on the Decades channel. The episode, "Cry Help!", was actually a twofer. It not only had Howard as a guest star but Mariette Hartley as well.
Clint Howard has guest starred in an episode of TOS, DS9, ENT and DSC. So, he has made an appearance, as a different character, in each Trek era -- the TOS era, the Berman era, and the Kurtzman era. I wonder if there are any other actors with that distinction.
I wonder how telling it is that he's never appeared on Star Trek with a full head of hair.
Jason Wingreen in The Iron Maiden, an episode of The Fugitive!
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This mornings episode of Highway Patrol on MeTV was written by Gene Roddenberry.
The guy who said there were real turkeys in the oven in "Charlie X"? That's digging pretty deep.
Widening our net to "anyone who worked on Trek in maybe surprising other jobs"...John D. F. Black's name recently came up as one of the screenwriters of Shaft. (Ya damn right!)
I was surprised to learn that Fred Freiberger co-wrote The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
I'll wait until you get to your review of 'Who's Next' in the Classic/Retro Pop Culture thread to point out a surprising connection between Herbert F. Solow and Pete Townshend and the making of 'Who's Next'.
The Name of the Game episode "Inquiry" features Jack Donner as Glenn Howard's lawyer, and Richard Webb in a WWII flashback as Howard's grumpy old CO.
Non-Trek luminaries included Ed Asner as a Greek underground leader, Fritz Weaver as a Nazi, young Mike Farrel as a reporter, and the stunning miss Gia Scala.
Non-Trek luminaries included Ed Asner as a Greek underground leader, Fritz Weaver as a Nazi, young Mike Farrel as a reporter, and the stunning miss Gia Scala.
Sorry, this joke requires a bit of setup:
My wife and I have been watching The Addams Family, and in an interview, John Astin (Gomez) made the comment that the setup was in the format of "Father Knows Best."
So, now, I'm imagining Jane Wyatt, the Mother from "Father Knows Best" being kissed up the arm by Sarek:
"Amanda! That's Human!"
My wife and I have been watching The Addams Family, and in an interview, John Astin (Gomez) made the comment that the setup was in the format of "Father Knows Best."
So, now, I'm imagining Jane Wyatt, the Mother from "Father Knows Best" being kissed up the arm by Sarek:
"Amanda! That's Human!"
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Commissioner Hedford should be in there, too.
That would make her Spock's oldest half-sister from Amanda's first marriage.
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Louie Elias, uncredited, in Behind The Wheel, an episode of The Incredible Hulk!
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Over the weekend, "Svengoolie" ran "House on Haunted Hill" with Elisha Cook (Mr. Cogley from "Court Martial") in there.
You know, just thinking off the top of my head, of all the guest actors on TOS.
I think he gave one of the most believable performances. He didn't play a starship captain gone mad, or a scientist going off the deep end, or a planetary dictator out to kill them. Just a low keyed, someone eccentric attourney. But, when he got passionate in the courtroom in his speech about human rights, you felt it.
You know, just thinking off the top of my head, of all the guest actors on TOS.
I think he gave one of the most believable performances. He didn't play a starship captain gone mad, or a scientist going off the deep end, or a planetary dictator out to kill them. Just a low keyed, someone eccentric attourney. But, when he got passionate in the courtroom in his speech about human rights, you felt it.
Just caught Jay Robinson in what turns out to be his last live-action role listed on IMDb, a 1994 episode of The Nanny. (Somebody else is watching it. 
) He was sporting a tail.
) He was sporting a tail.Similar threads
